*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown. IMAGES: Forest & Kim Starr, Starr-090806-3952-Pedilanthus tithymaloides-habit-Maui Community College Kahului-Maui (24344800213), CC BY 3.0 US, (2) Mokkie, Devil's Backbone (Euphorbia tithymaloides) 5, CC BY-SA 4.0, (3) Vengolis, Chemancheri 2049, CC BY-SA 4.0, (4) Mostafameraji, Euphorbia tithymaloides in iran- mahallat city 21, CC BY-SA 4.0, (5) Patrice78500, Pedilanthus tithymaloides - La Guadeloupe - Détail, CC BY-SA 3.0 The Devils Backbone plant is a shrub and may eventually reach 2-2.5 meter. Throughout the summer, it makes a lovely patio plant. LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Naturalized Areas, Rock Gardens, and Containers.ĬOMPANION PLANTS: Allium, Hakone Grass, Sedum Devils Backbone Plant, or Pedilanthus Tithymaloides Nana, resembles a ladder for its fleshy dark green, almost black, leaves that arranged opposite in pairs. Pedilanthus tithymaloides/ Devils Backbone. The Devil’s backbone currently refers to the following Euphorbias as ‘cousin’: Cactus with a Pencil (Euphorbia tirucalli) African Milk Tree Plant of the Crown of Thorns (Euphorbia milii) Main Uses Of Devils Backbone Plants Cultivate as a houseplant in a vibrant spot. Wet soils, especially in winter, will kill the plant. Devil’s backbone is a popular houseplant and is easy to care for. Keep it on the front porch or in dappled sunshine. When outdoor temperatures are above fifty degrees at night you can take it outdoors and prune the whole plant back to about twelve inches. The plant gets its name from its unique leaf shape, which resembles a devil’s spine. Give it one application of houseplant fertilizer at half strength now and water it every two weeks until late April. B roken stems have a mildly poisonous white sap when damaged. JanuDevil’s backbone (Pedilanthus tithymaloides) is a succulent native to Mexico that has long, fleshy leaves and stems. It is also called redbird cactus (despite not being a true cactus) for the shape of the red birdlike whorl of. The plant is called devil’s backbone for the zigzag form some varieties exhibit as well as shoe flower. Best shape with afternoon shade and well-drained soils. Common names: Devils backbone, Mexican hat plant, Alligator plant, Mother of thousands. devil’s backbone, (Euphorbia tithymaloides), also called redbird cactus or shoe flower, succulent plant of the spurge family (Euphorbiaceae), native from Florida to Venezuela. Devils Backbone looks like a group of small butterflies, which fly to the ground and take root immediately to breed their offspring. It is a member of the euphorbia genus widespread in Africa. The spiked vertebrate fits the shared imagination of the Devil’s appearance. Stems with clusters of showy two-lipped red bracts cover small scarlet flowers at the ends bloom from late spring into summer and are followed by fruit capsules. Devils Backbone, scientific name Euphorbia Tithymaloides, leaves are thick and juicy, and its edges grow neat and beautiful adventitious buds. The rather ominous moniker, ‘Devil’s Backbone’ comes from the plant’s thorns that appear on the stem and resemble a vertebral column only with thorns. ![]() ![]() Devil's Backbone is a native woody evergreen perennial subsrub with zigzag stems resembling a spine and medium green leaves.
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